SDR MFSDR0501

Service difficulty report · Wire · Extra EA400

Difficulty date
August 11, 2005
Submitted
August 16, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N400YY
Make and model
Extra EA400
Aircraft serial
019
Aircraft time
159 hours
Engine
Cont TSIOL550C
Engine time
159 hours
Part
Wire
Part number
AWG22TG2
Condition
Burned
Part time
159 hours
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TACHOMETER FULL SCALE DEFLECTION ON ANALOG NEEDLE WHEN POWER SELECTED AND LOW ANALOG READING ON EGT. PROBLEM TRACED TO ROUTING OF BOTH CABLES THROUGH A FIRESLEEVE OVER THE TURBOCHARGER. THE FIRESLEEVE HAS BUNED AWAY, LOSING ITS FIRE RESISTANT QUALITIES AND CAUSING BOTH TACHO AND EGT CABLES TO MELT. PROBABLY SATISFACORY ON AN AIR COOLED ENGINE, BUT NOT ON A CLOSE COWLED, WATER COOLED ENGINE.

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